476 FEINGILLtD-E. 



Emberiza scliceniclus palustris (nee Savi), Blakist. &,■ Pryer, B. Japan, 

 p. 171 (1882) ; BLkist. Amended List B. Japan, p. 17 (1884). 



Adult male (type of species). Similar to P. palustris of Europe, 

 and of the same dark type of coloration, but smaller, and with the 

 flanks white, without any streaks whatever. Total length 5-7 

 inches, culmen. 045, wing 3-1, tail 2-35, tarsus 75. (Mus. H. 

 Seebohm.) 



Adult female. Differs from the male in wanting the black head 

 and throat, the crown being reddish brown streaked with black, 

 with a faint streak of creamy buff, and a broad eyebrow of the same 

 colour ; under surface of body isabelline, rather more sandy buff on 

 the fore neck, the dusky malar line very distinct. Total length 5-9 

 inches, culmen 0-5, wing 3'4, tail 2-7, tarsus 075. (Jlus. H. 

 Seebohm.') 



Hob. Yezo, and Japan generally (Blaliston). 



53. EMBERIZA. 



Type. 



Emberiza, Briss. Orn. iii. p. 257 (1760) E. citrinella. 



Cynchranius, Boie, Jsis, 1826, p. 974 E. scliceniclus. 



Citrinella, Kaup, Natiirl. Syst. p. 142 E. citrinella. 



Orospina, Kaup, t. c. p. 154 E. rustica. 



Cia, Kaup, t. c. p. 138 E. cia. 



Spina, Kaup, t. c. p. 163 E. fucata. 



Cirlus, Kaup, t. c: p. 153 E. cirlus. 



Ocyris, Hodgs. in Grays Zool. Misc. p. 84 (1844) .... E. pusilla. 



Schoenicola, Bp. Consp. i. p. 463 (1850) E. scliceniclus. 



Glycispina, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 128 (1850) .... E. hortulamis. 



Polymitra, Cab. t. c. p. 129 (1850) E. flaviventris. 



Hypocentor, Cab. t. c. p. 131 (1850) E. aureola. 



Granativora, Bp. Rev. Zool. 1857, p. 162 ? 



Onycliospina, Bp. t. c. p. 162 E. fucata. 



Buscarla, Bp. t. c. p. 163 E. pusilla. 



Hylaespiza, Bias. List B. Eur. (1862, teste Newton) . . E. cia. 



Head of Emberiza citrinella. 



Range. Palsearctic, Indian, and Ethiopian Eegions. but absent in 

 the Indo-Malayan and Australian Regions. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Sides of body distinctly streaked with blackish 

 or brown. 

 «'. With some yellow on the under surface. 

 a''. Rump reddish, contrasting with the back. 

 a'". No stripes on the thioat and breast. 



